Tag: Authority’s

Hospital Authority’s announcement regarding construction site industrial accident ********************************************************************************* The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:      The spokesman for the Hospital Authority (HA) made the following announcement today (December 29) regarding a construction site industrial accident:      The HA acknowledged from a media report last night (December 28) that a construction worker, who was employed by the contractor of the United Christian Hospital (UCH) expansion project, was injured at work and hospitalised on December 20. Upon acknowledging the incident, the HA immediately instructed the contractor concerned to conduct a thorough investigation and submit a detailed report. The authority ... Read more

Housing Authority’s electronic service system for rent payment updated ********************************************************************** The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Housing Authority:        A spokesman for the Hong Kong Housing Authority (HA) said today (January 4) that it was brought to the HA’s attention yesterday (January 3) that the electronic service system was not updated in a sufficiently timely manner, resulting in the rent amount payable shown not reflecting the Special Relief Measures provided by the HA. The HA has updated the system immediately and all updating has been completed this morning.         “We understand that some tenants have paid ... Read more

In response to media enquiries, the spokesperson for the Hospital Authority (HA) made the following reply:        To facilitate public understanding of the situation, the Government will announce the number of patients feeling unwell and being transferred to hospitals after receiving vaccinations from the Community Vaccination Centres through press release.        Starting from yesterday, the Government has included in the press release the statistics on new cases of stroke or acute myocardial infarction in the past 24 hours that required admission to public hospitals’ Intensive Care Unit, Acute Stroke Unit and Cardiac Care Unit. This figure is the ... Read more